The Burning Platform

Various people in the know tell us the truth about what’s going on in South African and global politics.

Local government is meant to be the heartbeat of democracy. But as cities crumble, services collapse, and trust erodes, South…

What does it really take to root out corruption in South Africa? Stand-in host Xavier Bapoo speaks to former South…

What does South Africa’s G20 presidency mean for the country’s future? In this episode of LevelUp, Phumi speaks with Ercilia…

How does a values-based politics survive in a system built on power and pragmatism? And what drives a leader who…

Is local government failing the people? Part two of our discussion on local government – Phumi Mashigo discusses this with…

South Africa is running out of time. Load shedding, unemployment, corruption, crumbling infrastructure – the challenges keep stacking up. But…

Is Helen Zille right for mayor of JHB? Has the mainstream media left us in the lurch when thinking about…

How do criminals exploit borders, trade systems, and corruption to move their money? For most of us the idea of…

Have you ever thought how the gogo on the side of the road selling her vegetables or the flower trader…

Who’s profiting from SA’s black market? Who’s paying the price? And what will it take to stop the cycle of…

Is political interference endemic in South Africa’s governance failures? Dr Simo Lushaba from the Institute of Directors SA and Wayne…

What is the price of speaking out? Four years after the brutal murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran the conversation about…